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and people will naturally be happy, peaceful and prosperous, not only in this life
but also in the next, for as stated in Bhagavad-gita, anyone who understands Krsna,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will very easily get salvation, or freedom from
the repetition of birth and death, and go back home, back to Godhead. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu therefore requests every Indian to become a preacher of His cult to
save the world from disastrous confusion.

This is not only the duty of Indians but the duty of everyone, and we are very
happy that American and European boys and girls are seriously cooperating with
this movement. One should know definitely that the best welfare activity for all of
human society is to awaken man’s God consciousness, or Krsna consciousness. There-
fore everyone should help this great movement. This is confirmed in the Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, verse 35, which is next quoted
in Caitanya-caritamrta.

TEXT 42

soremenArTays caieathay cwfey |
Hes aelfeat B51 HAASAN AMI Br |

etavaj janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu
pranair arthair dhiya vaca sreya-Gcaranarn sada

SYNONYMS

etavat—up to this; janma—of birth; saphalyam—perfection; dehinam—of every’
living being; ‘ha—in this world; dehisu—toward those who are embodied; pranaih—
by life; arthaih—by wealth; dhiya—by intelligence; vaca—by words; sreyah—eternal
good fortune; acaranam—acting practically; sada—always.

TRANSLATION

“It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit
of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.’

PURPORT

There are two kinds of general activities—sreyas, or activities which are ultimate-
ly beneficial and auspicious, and preyas, or those which are immediately beneficial
and auspicious. For example, children are very fond of playing. They don’t want to
go to school to receive an education, and they think that to play all day and night
and enjoy with their friends is the aim of life. Even in the transcendental life of
Lord Krsna, we find that when He was a child He was very fond of playing with
His friends of the same age, the cowherd boys. He would not even go home to take
His dinner. Mother Yasoda would have to come out to induce Him to come home.
Thus it is a child’s nature to engage all day and night in playing, not caring even for
his health and other important concerns. This is an example of preyas, or immediate-
